The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the kitchen, garage and backyard from food to furniture to fun & games for your family.
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool, this beautiful stool/table from Madox.net. The acrylic parts were cut by Ponoko in 6mm acrylic and then wound with four layers of pink monofilament line to create four distinct, nested hyperboloid surfaces.
If you’re wondering how the black garlic served at fancy restaurants is made, wonder no longer! Biology Bob on eHow has step-by-step instructions for fermenting your own black garlic at home. Image above is a Creative Commons-licensed photo by flickr user Aerokev.
Karen of Sew Many Ways shares a great tutorial for putting together a handy spray paint storage system, using all recycled materials.
Born on this date in Budapest in 1944, ErnÅ‘ Rubik (Wikipedia) would go on to invent, in 1974, a classic mechanical puzzle, originally known as the “Magic Cube,” that would eventually become an icon to an entire–and pivotal–generation of young geeks. Today Rubik is 66. Boldog szuletesnapot!
The countdown is on to Maker Faire Detroit. 19 days and counting. A new Faire mailing went out today. You can see it here. Advance tickets are still available at discounted prices through midnight (ET) on 7/15. See the ticket ordering page for details. Here are some of the Faire highlights: Maker Faire Detroit is […]
Belgian artist Wim Delvoye carved this car tire to create a series of sculptures he calls “Pneu.” [via Cool Hunting] More: Wim Delvoye’s Steel Art Cold Cut Marble Floor
This Friday, at Ada’s Technical Books in Seattle, WA, MAKE editor and publisher Dale Dougherty and Intellectual Ventures’ 3ric Johanson (who’s also our lovely cover geek for MAKE Volume 23) will be guests at a MAKE magazine release party! They’ll be on hand to talk about Volume 23, Gadgets. 3ric will talk about Intellectual Ventures’ […]
